“Department of Eagles is the acclaimed duo featuring Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear and his long-time songwriting partner and musical ally Fred Nicolaus. The band released their masterpiece, In Ear Park, in 2008, but many people are unaware that the two had recorded and scrapped an entire album’s worth of sessions prior to the recording of that album [and after releasing their 2003 debut, The Cold Nose]. The sessions have gained a feverish notoriety among the few that have heard them, and we’re proud to be giving these recordings their official release.”
Listen to: “Waves of Rye” from 2008’s In Ear Park